Emerging infectious diseases (Mpox, Nipah, and Andes): A narrative review of transmission, environmental survival, and disinfection.
American journal of infection control·
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajic.2026.06.003
- PMID
- 42556944
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
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- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Publisher unavailable
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The review highlights that rapid identification of suspected cases and adherence to infection prevention recommendations are needed to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of these emerging viruses.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The narrative review examines transmission, environmental survival, and disinfection considerations for Mpox, Nipah virus, and Andes virus, with emphasis on infection prevention.
Study design
Narrative review summarizing epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, environmental survival, and disinfectant susceptibility for three emerging viruses.
Population and setting
No specific human study population or geographic setting is described; the review addresses the three pathogens broadly with relevance to healthcare settings given the focus on nosocomial and healthcare-associated transmission.
Main findings
All three viruses are reported to survive in the environment and to support indirect transmission. As enveloped viruses, they are described as susceptible to commonly used antiseptics and surface disinfectants.
Public-health relevance
The review highlights that rapid identification of suspected cases and adherence to infection prevention recommendations are needed to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of these emerging viruses.
Important limitations
No explicit limitations are stated in the supplied abstract. The summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract/metadata and requires the original paper for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
Within the GIDS literature evidence workflow, this peer-reviewed narrative review is discoverable through classifier links to Mpox and to climate/environment, transmission dynamics, and treatment topics, providing contextual background on environmental survival and disinfection rather than a live surveillance signal.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 9 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.